WWE: 15 Greatest Technical Wrestlers – Number 8

Shawn, in his career, had more 5 star matches than anyone else in the WWF/E history! Shawn Michaels was also involved in more than half a dozen ‘Match of the Year’ picks. It comes as a testament to HBK’s in – ring ability and the truth to his nickname of being ‘The Showstopper’. He put on some classic matches against the likes of Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho, and went on to reform D Generation X with Triple H on a couple of instances. Michaels was also responsible (Storyline wise) for the retirement of his mentor and best friend, Ric Flair. As seen right through his career, Shawn Michaels went out on a high, as he faced The Undertaker in two critically acclaimed matches on two consecutive WrestleManias, and the latter being a retirement match, which Michaels lost, but not before putting on one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time! This brought down the curtains to one of the most illustrious careers in professional wrestling history.

Throughout his career, Shawn Michaels faced a lot of controversy. Since then, HBK himself has admitted through his books and interviews, that he wasn’t ‘mature’ or ‘responsible’ during his first run with the WWF in the 90s. Whether you love him or you hate him, there is no denying the fact that Shawn Michaels will go down as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the history of this business, and was more talented than almost an entire roster of superstars! He also trained the ‘American Dragon’, Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan! Shawn Michaels was then inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in ’11, and even though the fans miss Shawn Michaels, he was a ‘once in a lifetime’ superstar, and the fans will always be grateful for the contributions of Michaels to the industry, and this earns him the number 8 spot in our list.